Liverpool face Madrid, City play Dortmund, Chelsea get Porto
Champions League quarter-final draw: Liverpool face Real Madrid, Man City play Haaland’s Dortmund and Chelsea get lucky with Porto… plus a Bayern-PSG rematch and a potential all-English semi-final!
- The draw for this season’s Champions League quarter finals has taken place
- Liverpool face a re-run of their 2018 final against Spanish giants Real Madrid
- City will get a look at transfer target Erling Haaland first hand against Dortmund
- Chelsea get lucky, drawing Portuguese outsiders Porto in the final eight
- Bayern Munich take on French champions PSG in the tie of the round
- Latest Champions League news, including fixtures and results
Liverpool face a rematch of their 2018 Champions League final with Real Madrid after being drawn together in the quarter-finals of this year’s competition
Manchester City will get a first-hand look at transfer target Erling Haaland after being drawn against Borussia Dortmund, while Chelsea have been handed a tie against Porto.
Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich meet in a re-run of last year’s showpiece in Lisbon to complete the draw.
Liverpool face old rivals Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter finals after today’s draw
The draw for the final eight of this season’s competition took place in Nyon on Friday
Liverpool will be hoping to maintain their fine European form against Zinedine Zidane’s men, while also carrying out a spot of revenge.
Jurgen Klopp’s side lost the final in 2018 when Gareth Bale scored twice late on to secure the trophy for the Spaniards. The match also went down in infamy for Sergio Ramos’s challenge that ended Mohamed Salah’s participation in the showpiece.
Erling Haaland, meanwhile, is one of the hottest properties in Europe, having scored 31 goals in 30 appearances across all competitions this season. City are one of many teams that have been linked with the explosive Norwegian to date.
In the tie of the round, Bayern Munich face PSG in a re-run of last season’s final in Lisbon
The French kings are now led by Mauricio Pochettino who will hope to go one step further
The tie will also see Ilkay Gundogan go up against his old club. The Germany international moved to the Etihad in 2016 as is enjoying one of his most productive seasons to date under Pep Guardiola, scoring 12 times in 23 appearances.
Chelsea will be the happiest of the English contingent left in the competition having drawn the reigning Portuguese champions.
Sergio Conceicao’s men squeezed past Juventus in the previous round after extra time. They are current sat second in Portugal’s top flight, 10 points behind leaders Sporting.
Premier League leaders Manchester City take on German outfit Borussia Dortmund
City will get a first-hand look at Erling Haaland, who has been strongly linked with a move
Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel’s resurgent Chelsea get lucky in drawing outsiders Porto
The pair have met eight times in the Champions League previously – most recently in the 2015 group stages – with Chelsea having lost just twice.
The final tie sees last year’s winners Bayern Munich take on last year’s runners-up PSG.
The draw for the semi-finals was also made, with Liverpool and Chelsea set to meet in the last four should they emerge victorious.
City would face a semi-final against either Guardiola’s old club Bayern or a date with Paris Saint-Germain.
All quarter-final first leg ties are scheduled for April 6 and 7, while the return legs will be played the following week on April 13 and 14.
Old foes Mohamed Salah (L) and Sergio Ramos (R) will meet for the first time since 2018
The Spaniard fouled the Egyptian in the early goings of the Kiev final, forcing him off injured
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2020-21 OUTRIGHT WINNER ODDS
Man City – 9/4
Bayern Munich – 4/1
Liverpool – 6/1
PSG – 7/1
Chelsea – 8/1
Real Madrid – 12/1
Borussia Dortmund – 33/1
Porto – 40/1
Odds courtesy of Oddschecker
Recap how the draw unfolded with Sportsmail’s OLLIE LEWIS who delivered live Champions League draw coverage, including all the fixtures for the quarter final.
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Some cracking draws and stick across the website for all the reaction.
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Chelsea are potential semi final opponents for the Reds, the final is in Istanbul… ring any memories?
The last time they met Los Blancos in a two-legged tie, by the way, resulted in a 5-0 aggregate win for Rafa Benitez’s Reds.
After this morning’s draw, Liverpool’s and City’s odds have shortened to win the competition.
Man City – 9/4
Bayern Munich – 4/1
Liverpool – 6/1
PSG – 7/1
Chelsea – 8/1
Real Madrid – 12/1
Borussia Dortmund – 33/1
Porto – 40/1
Odds via OddsChecker
What a draw we have just been treated to! None of the English sides will meet in the final eight, meaning that there remains a chance that all three will be in the semi finals.
Chelsea are the big winners, drawing Porto in the quarter final, with either Liverpool or Real Madrid in the final four if they get past their Portuguese opponents.
The tie of the round is Bayern Munich vs. PSG, of course, in a re-run of last season’s final in Lisbon.
Liverpool will be fairly pleased to draw a Madrid side considerably weaker than the outfit they lost to in Kiev in the 2018 final, while City face a tricky route to the final if they see off Dortmund.
Manchester City vs. Borussia Dortmund
FC Porto vs. Chelsea
Bayern Munich vs. PSG
Real Madrid vs. Liverpool
Now for the formality of who will be the home side in the final in Istanbul, and it will be the winner of semi final 1. So the final will be…
Winner of semi final 1 vs. Winner of semi final 2.
The winner of quarter final 4 will face the winner of quarter final 2 in the second semi final.
The winner of quarter final 3 will take on the winner of quarter final 1 in the first semi final.
Some tasty games there, now to conduct the draw for the semi finals…
That means the last quarter final will be between the two finalists of the 2018 competition.
Huge quarter final clash between last season’s finalists!
Thomas Tuchel’s side draw arguably the easiest of the remaining opponents.
Pep Guardiola’s side will get a first-hand look at summer transfer target Erling Haaland.
FINALLY!
Joining Giorgio Machetti to conduct the draws for the quarter finals and semi finals will be former Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Galatasary star Hamit Altintop.
A very dramatic recap of the round of 16 action has just been shown as we inch closer towards the draw.
There is only one place these eight teams want to be on May 29, 2021.
Istanbul.
The Turkish city is the host for this season’s Champions League final.
Until the coverage of the draw gets going but, truth be told, UEFA sure know how to drag this process out normally.
Edging ever closer…
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Chelsea
PSG
Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
Porto
Liverpool
The Norwegian wonderkid has taken European football by storm since bursting onto the scene with RB Salzburg last season. Can he fire Dortmund into the semi finals?
The draw gets under way in Nyon, Switzerland in 30 minutes!
Jurgen Klopp has conceded it is ‘almost impossible’ for his floundering champions to qualify for next season’s tournament via the top four, in incredible remarks made to Sport Bild this week.
If those claims are to come to fruition, Liverpool’s only chance of entrance into the next edition of the competition will be by lifting the famous trophy on May 29. Can the injury-hit Reds win their seventh crown this season?
Click below to read more from Klopp’s interview.
It is fair to say Real Madrid are no longer the force that romped to three successive Champions League crowns on the spin, but captain Sergio Ramos has warned not to write off Zinedine Zidane’s side just yet.
Click below to read more.
The new Chelsea boss is in bullish mood, and quite rightly so. He remains undefeated since taking over at Stamford Bridge in January, and the Blues laid down a marker to the rest of the competition with a resounding 3-0 aggregate win over Atletico Madrid in the last round.
Click below to read more.
The pretenders have made way for the serious contenders, but what shape are the remaining eight teams in as we had towards the nitty gritty of this season’s competition?
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Only eight teams remain in this season’s competition. They are…
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Chelsea
PSG
Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
Porto
Liverpool
As opposed to previous draws, none of these sides are seeded, meaning it is a straight shootout from here until the final on May 29.
Good morning and welcome to the draw for the quarter and semi finals of this season’s Champions League.
We are well and truly in the business end of the competition now, after eight contenders were sent packing in a thrilling round of 16.
The Premier League’s remaining contingent of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are still going strong, but at this stage of the competition there will be no easy games, even if they do have their eye on Porto and Dortmund.
Neutrals will be hoping for big clashes involving Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and PSG. Of course, there are no restrictions in regard to English sides facing each other at this stage.
Stay tuned as we build towards live coverage of today’s draw from Nyon, Switzerland, set to get underway at 11am GMT.
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